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The Untold Truth Of Bill Pullman’s Son – Lewis Pullman

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2 months ago

March 4, 2024

• Lewis Pullman is an American actor, son of Bill Pullman, of “While You Were Sleeping” (1995) and “Independence Day” (1996)
• He is known for playing Luke in the 2018 horror flick, “The Strangers: Prey at Night”
• His father Bill is an actor, director and producer, known for films such as "Ruthless People", "Spaceballs", "While You Were Sleeping", "Casper", "Independence Day" and its sequel, "The Equalizer" and its sequel
• Lewis graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina
• As of May 2020, Lewis Pullman has an estimated net worth of $200,000, while his father, Bill has an estimated net worth of $18 million

Lewis Pullman is an American actor, who was first known as the son of famous actor, Bill Pullman, of “While You Were Sleeping” (1995) and “Independence Day” (1996). He later on became popular in his own right, when he was cast for the role of Luke in the 2018 horror flick, “The Strangers: Prey at Night.”

Contents

1 Early life and family
- 1.1 Who is Bill Pullman?
2 Education background
3 Career
- 3.1 First steps
- 3.2 Further success
4 Personal life
5 Appearance
6 Net worth

Early life and family

Lewis James Pullman was born on 29 January 1993, in Los Angeles, California USA, the youngest child of William James “Bill” Pullman and Tamara Hurwitz. His father is an actor while his mother is a modern dancer who danced professionally and been a member of dance companies such as the Jose Limon Dance Company, Pacific Dance Ensemble, and Rosanna Gamson Worldwide Group.

It was said that Bill and Tamara met during one of her performances in 1980, dated afterwards and eventually married on 3 January 1987. Their eldest, Maesa was born in 1988, and her brother, Jack in 1989. The family’s primary residence is their 1917 house in a 2.5‑acre property in Beachwood Canyon, L.A. which the couple bought in 1991, rebuilt it, and raised their three kids there. They also spent time at the ranch in Montana that Bill co-owned with his brother.

Maesa is a singer-songwriter, who composed soundtracks for short films and dabbled in acting. She was cast in a minor role as Alice Bell in the Bill Pullman-starred, “The Virginian” (2000), and as an inn musician in the drama, “Indigo Valley” (2020).

Jack makes puppet and is a puppeteer. He is also into arts and rock ‘n’ roll as indicated in his Instagram profile. According to news reports, Jack was arrested along with a friend in October 2008 when they were both 19 years old for alleged possession of moonshine, underage drinking, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer. They were said to have been released the next night. His father had no comment when asked about this, but in a February 2020 interview with Bill Pullman, he said that all three of his children are doing well, and that everybody’s tight.

Lewis has a verified Instagram account on which he posts not just about work but also about his family. He posted photos of his father whom he called a hero, and talked about how he loves him and how proud he is of him.

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Photos of his mom are there too, and he talked about her with affection, also saying that he has ‘the best big sister this side of milky way’ when he greeted Maesa on her birthday.

His paternal grandfather was James Pullman, who was a physician and the town coroner, and his paternal grandmother was Johanna Blaas Pullman, who was reportedly a nurse.

Who is Bill Pullman?

William James Pullman was born on 17 December 1953, in Hornell, New York State. In 1971, he matriculated from Hornell High School and then he attended the State University of New York at Delhi (SUNY Delhi) and State University of New York at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta). He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Bill made his debut on television in 1986 in an episode of the police procedural drama, “Cagney & Lacey,” in which he played the role of Doctor Giordano. He had guest-starring roles in the anthology series “Fallen Angels” (1995) and in the crime-drama series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2008). He was cast as the main lead for the role of a police detective named Harry Ambrose in the crime-drama anthology series, “The Sinner,” which ran for three seasons with 24 episodes from 2017 to 2020. The series was critically acclaimed and nominated for Best Miniseries or Television Film from the Golden Globe Awards in 2018. Bill was also nominated for Best Actor at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards in 2018, and for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries in 2019.

His debut as a movie actor was in a supporting role in the 1986 black comedy, “Ruthless People,” which starred Danny DeVito and Bette Midler, and was a box-office success and had a 94% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. He has been in several movies that were commercially successful, such as the 1987 comedy sci-fi “Spaceballs,” the 1992 sports drama “A League of Their Own,” the 1993 romantic period drama “Sommersby,” and the romantic comedy “Sleepless in Seattle.” However, it was the movie, “While You Were Sleeping” (1995) in which he played the role of Jack Callaghan that made him a certified leading man material – it grossed more than $180 million worldwide against a $17 million budget. Movies that made him even more popular include “Casper” (1995), “Independence Day” (1996) and its sequel in 2016, and “The Equalizer” (2014) and its sequel in 2018.

Aside from appearing in more than 70 films and in almost 20 TV series and TV movies, he has also been in a handful of stage plays, the most noteworthy being “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia,” which was the Outstanding New Play at the 2002 Drama Desk Award and the Best Play at the 2002 Tony Award. He also won the 2002 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.

Education background

Lewis graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina. He performed lead roles in local theater productions.

Career

First steps

He started his acting career in the short film, “The Tutor,” in 2013, and continued to do short films in 2015 and 2016.

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His television debut was in the pilot episode of the comedy series, Highston” (2015), then appeared in the western movie “The Ballad of Lefty Brown” (2017), starring Bill Pullman, Kathy Baker and Jim Caviezel; it had an approval rating of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, and received generally favorable reviews from Metacritic.

Further success

Lewis was cast as Major Major Major Major in the dark comedy “Catch-22,” which was based on the novel of the same name in 1961 by Joseph Heller. The miniseries had six episodes with George Clooney as one of the executive producers, the director of two episodes, and part of the cast. It was released in May 2015 on Hulu, and was nominated for Best Limited Series at the Golden Globe Awards and Critics’ Choice Television Awards.

In 2017, Lewis was included in the British drama movie “Lean on Pete,” which premiered at the 74^th Venice International Film Festival and was screened both at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and at the BFI London Film Festival in October. It was given an approval rating of 90% based on 161 reviews and an average score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic. Also in 2017, he was cast along with his father in the biographical sports movie, “Battle of the Sexes.” This Emma Stone and Steve Carell-starring film was inspired by the 1973 tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billy Jean King. It didn’t have a successful run at the box office, but it received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Lewis’ big break came in 2018 when he was cast as Luke in the slasher film “The Strangers: Prey at Night,” which was the sequel to the 2008 movie, “The Strangers,” and did well at the box office with a gross of more than $32 million against a $5 million budget. It received mixed reviews with an approval rating of only 40% from Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 48 out of 100, although some film reviewers said it would most likely appeal to fans of the original movie and of this genre. He was also in the thriller movie, “Bad Times at the El Royale” (2018), which starred Jeff Bridges, Dakota, Johnson, and Christ Hemsworth.

Lewis is in a few movies that are scheduled for release in 2020, including the highly anticipated action drama, “Top Gun: Maverick,” starring Tom Cruise; producers of the film include Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer.

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This was the sequel to the blockbuster movie, “Top Gun,” which was released in 1986 with a worldwide gross of more than $350 million against a budget of $15 million. Lewis was cast in the role of Bob, who was a pilot trainee.

Personal life

Lewis is 27 years old and single. There is no news about him dating anybody.

Appearance

Lewis is 6ft 2ins. (1.83m) tall and weighs 125lbs (57kg). He has an athletic built, has brown hair and blue eyes.

Net worth

According to sources, Lewis Pullman has an estimated net worth of $200,000 as of May 2020, while his father, Bill has an estimated net worth of $18 million.

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How rich is Mr. T now? From Bodyguard to Hollywood Star

Published

39 mins ago

April 23, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who is Mr. T?
2 Education and early life
3 Before acting
4 Roles in movies
5 Roles in TV series
6 Other credits
7 Awards and nominations
8 Wrestling career
9 Love life and relationships
10 Interesting facts and hobbies
11 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is Mr. T?

Famous American actor, professional boxer and former bodyguard Mr. T, was born Laurence Tureaud in Chicago, Illinois USA, on 21 May 1952, making Gemini his zodiac sign. He’s appeared in 53 movies and TV series, and is probably still known best for playing Clubber Lang in the critically acclaimed 1982 sports movie “Rocky III”, which Sylvester Stallone wrote, directed and starred in. The film also starred Talia Shire and Burt Young, follows the life of professional boxer Rocky, and won three of its 12 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Music, Original Song.

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Education and early life

Mr. T was raised alongside his 11 older siblings (seven brothers and four sisters) in Chicago, by their father Nathaniel Tureaud who was a minister, and mother whose name remains undisclosed, but who was a housewife. Mr. T was five when Nathaniel abandoned the family, and he thus changed his name to Lawrence Teo in the same year; aged 18, he changed his name to Mr. T.

He was mostly into playing football, practicing martial arts and wrestling while attending Dunbar Vocational High School; he was his city’s wrestling champion two years in a row. Mr. T matriculated in 1970, and then enrolled at Prairie View A&M University on a football scholarship; he was focused on studying math, but was expelled after only a year.

Before acting

Mr. T began working as a gym instructor when he was 19, and in 1975 joined the US Army’s Military Police Corps; after he was discharged in 1978, he attempted to join the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) prior to becoming a nightclub bouncer. He’s revealed that he was involved in more than 200 fights while working as a bouncer, was sued numerous times, but won every case.

Mr. T then became a well-known bodyguard, working for wealthy people such as judges, businessmen and politicians; some of these included American singer and actress Diana Ross, the late professional boxer Muhammad Ali, and American actor and moviemaker Levardis Robert Martyn ‘LeVar’ Burton Jr.

He was also often offered to kill people, collect debts, find missing people and track runaway teenagers.

Mr. T’s since appeared in more than 100 commercials, for companies such as Forbes, Blizzard and Snickers.

Roles in movies

Mr. T’s acting career was launched when he was spotted by famous American actor and moviemaker Sylvester Stallone, while competing in the show “America’s Toughest Bouncer”; this was how he was cast to play Clubber Lang in the above mentioned movie “Rocky III”.

Some of Mr. T’s following roles were in the 1983 action comedy “D. C. Cab”, and in 1984 the comedy “The Toughest Man in the World” and the family drama “A Christmas Dream”. In 1987, he voiced Jabberwock in the animated family adventure “Alice Through the Looking Glass”, directed by Andrea Bresciani and Richard Slapczynski, and which starred Janet Waldo, Townsend Coleman and Phyllis Diller; it follows Alice who’s fallen through a mirror, and has found herself in Chessland. Mr. T could then have been seen appearing in the 1990 crime drama “Straight Line”, the 1992 sports video “Best of WrestleMania”, and the 1993 science fiction comedy “Freaked”.

His following notable performance was playing The Wise Janitor in the 2001 comedy “Not Another Teen Movie”, directed by Joel Gallen, and which starred Chyler Leigh, Jaime Pressly and Chris Evans. It’s a parody of various teenage movies, and the film was nominated for five awards.

Mr. T voiced Earl Devereaux in the critically acclaimed 2009 animated adventure comedy “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”, which won one of its 15 award nominations; this remains his most recent film role.

Roles in TV series

Mr. T’s debut TV series appearance was in a 1982 episode of the comedy “Saturday Night Live”, and he was then cast to play and voice characters in an episode of various series, such as the family comedy “Silver Spoons”, the animated adventure comedy “Alvin & the Chipmunks”, and the family comedy “Diff’rent Strokes”.

From 1983 through 1985, Mr. T starred in his own animated action “Mister T”, created by Martin Pasko and Steve Gerber, and which also starred Cathy Cavadini and Peter Cullen; it follows Mr. T and his gymnastics team as they’re fighting crime together, and the series was nominated for a 1986 Young Artist Award for Best Family Animation Series or Special.

He became famous for playing the lead character B. A. Baracus in the evergreen action crime adventure “The A-Team”, which also starred George Peppard and Dwight Schultz, and aired from 1983 through 1987. The series follows the lives of four Vietnam veterans who’ve been framed with a crime, and won three of its 11 award nominations.

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— Mr. T (@MrT) August 6, 2021

From 1988 through 1990, Mr. T starred as T. S. Turner in the crime drama “T and T”, created by Michael Hirsch and Elia Katz, and which also starred David Nerman and Alexandra Amini; it follows the life of private detective and former boxer T. S. Turner, and the series was nominated for two awards. Mr. T had only a couple of roles in the ‘90s, playing or voicing characters in an episode or two of the family comedy “Blossom”, the animated adventure comedy “Eek! The Cat” (voice role) and the animated family comedy “Sabrina: The Animated Series” (voice role).

From 2001 through 2003, he voiced Bongo in the English version of the animated family drama “Pecola”, and the remainder of the decade heard him voice characters in an episode of the animated family comedies “House of Mouse”, “The Simpsons” and “Johnny Bravo”.

Mr. T’s most recent TV series role has been playing a supporting character in the 2014 episode “Gary’s Big Break?” of the comedy “The Comeback Kids”; even though inactive in the film industry for nearly 10 years now, Mr. T hasn’t officially retired.

Other credits

Mr. T voiced himself in the 2003 video game “Celebrity Deathmatch”.

He received special thanks for the 2008 action comedy thriller movie “War, Inc.”

Mr. T’s made a guest appearance in numerous talk-shows, most recently in “WGN Morning News”, “Hollywood Insider” and “Biography: WWE Legends”.

Awards and nominations

Mr. T won a 1984 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program.

He’s been nominated for two other awards: a 1983 Razzie Award for Worst New Star for his performance in “Rocky III”, and a 2008 TV Land Award for Character You REALLY Don’t Want to Make Angry, for “The A-Team”.

Wrestling career

Mr. T became a professional wrestler in 1985, when he signed with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and was teamed up with famous American retired professional wrestler Terry Gene Bollea – aka Hulk Hogan.

He competed in World Class Championship Wrestling on 21 July 1989, but only returned to wrestling in 1994, when he defeated Kevin Sullivan.

Love life and relationships

Mr. T prefers to keep the details of his love life to himself, but it’s known that he and non-celebrity American Phyllis Clark exchanged vows in 1971, in front of their closest friends; Phyllis gave birth to their first daughter Lesa in the same year, and their second daughter Erica Clark followed in 1979. Erica’s a reality TV personality, and has made a guest appearance in talk-shows “Hart of the City” and “Jay Davis Presents: Creative Hustle”.

The date of Mr. T and Phyllis’ divorce remains undisclosed; he has a son Lawrence ‘TJ’ Junior who was a born in 1986, but it remains unknown whether or not TJ is Phyllis’ son.

Mr. T hasn’t mentioned other women whom he’s dated, he seems to be unattached as of April 2023, was once married to Phyllis Clark, and has three children.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Mr. T cut over a hundred oak trees on his property in Lake Forest, Illinois in 1987, and the event was described as ‘The Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre’ by a local newspaper.

He was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in 1995, and has written about his fight against cancer in his yet-to-be-published book “Cancer Saved My Life (Cancer Ain’t For No Wimps)”.

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Mr. T stopped wearing all of his gold, stating that it would be disrespectful to people who had lost everything in the hurricane.

He’s uploaded 60 pictures and videos onto his Instagram account, and close to 50,000 people are following him on the social media network.

Mr. T’s a huge fan of the late actor Leslie Nielsen, and some of his favorite movies include “Airplane!”, “The Naked Truth” and “Wrongfully Accused”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Mr. T’s age is 71. His eyes are brown, he has a black mohawk haircut, he’s 5ft 10ins (1.79m) tall and weighs around 185lbs (84kgs).

Mr. T’s net worth’s been estimated at over $2 million, as of April 2023.

Actors

The Truth Why Pauley Perrette Left “NCIS” and Her Future Plans

Published

11 hours ago

April 23, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who is Pauley Perrette?
2 Education and early life
3 Roles in TV series
4 Roles in movies
5 Other credits
6 Awards and nominations
7 Love life and husband
8 Interesting facts and hobbies
9 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is Pauley Perrette?

American actress, producer, director and singer Pauley Perrette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana USA, on 27 March 1969, making Aries her zodiac sign. She’s appeared in over 50 TV series and movies, but is known best for starring as Abby Sciuto in 354 episodes (2003-2018) of the crime action series “NCIS”, which today stars Mark Harmon, Sean Murray and David McCallum, and was created by Don McGill and Donald P. Bellisario. The series has been airing since 2003, follows the work of the Major Case Response Team in Washington, D. C. and has won 27 of its 71 award nominations.

Pauley stated on 7 June 2019 that she quit “NCIS” because she was terrified of her former colleague Mark Harmon, and that she had been physically assaulted multiple times on set.

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Education and early life

Pauley and her family lived in more than 10 US states while she was growing up, mostly because of her father’s (undisclosed) job; she’s highly secretive when it comes to her mother and father, thus not sharing many details about them, but it’s believed that Pauley’s father worked for the FBI.

She grew up dreaming of becoming either an FBI agent, a rock ‘n’ roll musician or a veterinarian. Pauley matriculated from high school in 1987 and then enrolled at Valdosta State University in Georgia; she eventually transferred to John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1991.

Some of the jobs she did prior to launching her career as an actress were a dinner cruise boat cook, bartender and waitress.

Roles in TV series

Pauley’s debut TV series role was playing Shannon in the 1994 episode “Magical Make-Over” of the adventure comedy “ABC Afterschool Specials”, and she only gained recognition in 1997, with her portrayal of Gwen in 10 episodes of the popular crime mystery “Murder One”, created by Steven Bochco and Charles H. Eglee, and which starred Mary McCormack, Michael Hayden and J. C. MacKenzie. It follows the life of prominent defense lawyer Theodore Hoffman, the series aired from 1995 through 1997 and won 15 of its 33 award nominations. The remainder of the ‘90s saw Pauley appear in an episode or two of the adventure comedy “Early Edition”, the comedy “Frasier” and another comedy “The Drew Carey Show”.

In 2001 and 2002, she played Alice Cramer in the action crime comedy “Special Unit 2”, created by Evan Katz, and which starred Michael Landes, Alexondra Lee and Richard Gant; it follows detectives Nick O’Malley and Kate Benson as they’re trying to hide the existence of mythological creatures Links from the public. Pauley had only a couple of other TV series roles in the decade, appearing in an episode or two of the crime action “24”, the crime mystery “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, and the crime action “JAG”.

In 2016, she voiced Nickleby in the popular animated comedy “Fantasy Hospital”; it starred Pete Holmes, Kunal Nayyar and Emma Caulfield Ford, and follows wizards, fairies and dwarves as they’re running a hospital together. Pauley’s since appeared in only two TV series: she played Robin in the 2017 episode “Night IV: Part VI and VII” of the drama mini-series “When We Rise”, and the lead character Jackie in all the 13 episodes of the 2020 comedy “Broke”.

Roles in movies

Pauley’s debut film role was playing Renee in the 1997 romantic drama “The Price of Kissing”, and the following year saw her star in the short comedy movies “Hand on the Pump” and “Hoofboy”.

In 2000, Pauley appeared as Alice Wisdom in the critically acclaimed adventure comedy “Almost Famous”, which Cameron Crowe wrote and directed, and which starred Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit and Billy Crudup. Set in the first half of the ‘70s, the film follows a teenager as he’s accompanying a rock ‘n’ roll band on their tour, and it won 55 of its 158 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. A couple of Pauley’s following roles were in the 2001 romantic comedy “My First Mister”, the crime action “Red Skies” and the horror mystery “The Ring”, both in 2002.

In 2003, she voiced Female Lover Bear in the critically acclaimed animated adventure comedy “Brother Bear”, which Robert Walker and Aaron Blaise directed, and which starred Rick Moranis, Jeremy Suarez and Joaquin Phoenix. It follows an Inuit hunter who’s needlessly killed a bear, and has now been magically transformed into one; the movie won two of its 25 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. Some of Pauley’s roles in the remainder of the decade were in the 2004 short drama “A Moment of Grace”, the 2006 crime comedy “Potheads: The Movie” and the 2009 short drama “To Comfort You”.

In 2012, she played Mom in the thriller “I Am Bad”, while her most recent film role has been voicing both Delilah Domino and The Crimson Witch in the animated adventure comedy “Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery”.

Other credits

Pauley voiced Lucy Devlin in the 1997 video game “Blade Runner”.

She produced and directed the 2013 biographical historical documentary movie “Citizen Lane”, while she also produced the 2015 family documentary movie “An Act of Love”, the 2019 short film “The German King”, and three episodes of the 2020 comedy series “Broke”.

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— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) May 1, 2018

Pauley received special thanks for the 2007 short film “NCIS: Cast Roundtable”, the 2012 short horror series “Project: Phoenix”, and the 2023 documentary movie “Commitment to Life”.

Some of her most recent talk-show appearances have been in “48 Hours”, “The Talk” and “Entertainment Tonight”.

Awards and nominations

Pauley won a Best Female Performance Award for Short Film Drama at the 2010 Beverly Hills Film Festival, for her performance in “To Comfort You”.

She’s been nominated for five other awards, including three People’s Choice Awards for her performance in “NCIS” in 2014, 2016 and 2017, and two Behind the Voice Actors Awards for “Superman vs. The Elite” and “Scooby-doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery”.

Love life and husband

Pauley’s been married once, and has become engaged twice. Her husband was Canadian actor and musician Francis ‘Coyote’ Shivers; the two married in 2000 and divorced in 2006. Pauley was granted a restraining order against Coyote, as he’d allegedly subjected her to sexual, emotional and physical abuse while they were married.

She then began dating American cameraman Michael Bosman, and the two became engaged in June 2008, but split in 2010. In December 2011, Pauley revealed that she and former British Royal Marine Thomas Arklie had become engaged. The two haven’t married, as they’ve promised not to exchange vows until the 2008 California Proposition 8 is invalidated; the proposition aims to ban same-sex marriage.

Pauley’s engaged to Thomas Arklie as of April 2023, was married to Francis ‘Coyote’ Shivers, and doesn’t have children.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Pauley donated $10,000 to the city of Prattville, Alabama, to be given to the person who offers information that would lead to catching the killer of Shannon Paulk; she also donated $10,000 to the city of Detroit, Michigan to be given to those who provided information regarding the disappearance and possible murder of seven-year-old girl Raven Jeffries.

She’s a philanthropist, and supports various charitable organizations including LGBT right groups, the American Red Cross, and animal rescue organizations.

A homeless man assaulted Pauley on 12 November 2015, in front of her Hollywood Hills house; she didn’t press charges.

In September 2021, Pauley suffered a stroke.

She has her own favorite actresses, Meryl Streep and Kate Winslet, and some of her favorite movies include “Heavenly Creatures”, “Little Children” and “The Devil Wears Prada”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Pauley’s age is 54. Her eyes are green and hair’s black, she’s 5ft 10ins (1.78m) tall and weighs about 150lbs (68kgs).

Pauley’s net worth’s been estimated at over $22 million, as of April 2023, most of which she earned by starring in “NCIS”.

Actors

What is Jennifer Landon – aka Teeter in “Yellowstone” – doing now?

Published

11 hours ago

April 23, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who is Jennifer Landon?
2 Education and early life
3 Roles in movies
4 Roles in TV series
5 Other credits
6 Awards and nominations
7 Love life and relationships
8 Interesting facts and hobbies
9 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is Jennifer Landon?

American actress Jennifer Rachel Landon was born in Malibu, California USA, on 29 August 1983, making Virgo her zodiac sign. She’s appeared in 25 TV series and movies, and is perhaps best known for playing Teeter in 27 episodes of the hit western series “Yellowstone”, which Taylor Sheridan and John Linson created, and which stars Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes and Kevin Costner. The series has been airing since 2018, follows the lives of members of a Montana ranch family, and has won seven of its 41 award nominations.

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Education and early life

Jennifer was raised in Malibu alongside her half-sister Christopher Bea Landon who’s today a successful screenwriter and director, and adoptive brother Mark Landon, the late American actor. Jennifer’s father was the late American actor and moviemaker Michael Landon, probably remembered best for starring as Little Joe Cartwright in the critically acclaimed series “Bonanza”, and her mother’s Cindy Clerico, who was Michael’s third wife.

Jennifer was only five when she made her debut TV series appearance, playing Little Girl in White House in the 1989 episode “Merry Christmas from Grandpa” of the fantasy drama “Highway to Heaven”, and made her debut film appearance two years later, playing Jennifer Kramer in the drama “Us”; Jennifer then focused on her education, and had no roles in the following 13 years.

She studied at Brentwood School, and upon matriculating in 2001, enrolled at New York University, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in theatre in 2005.

Roles in movies

Jennifer played Jessica in the 2004 comedy movie “L. A. D. J.”, directed by Thomas Ian Nicholas, who also starred in it alongside Tim Scarne and Caleb Moody; it follows two brothers who are dreaming of becoming famous DJs.

In 2011, Jennifer starred in the short drama “Another Bullet Dodged”, and the year 2014 saw her play the lead character Rabid Woman in the short comedy “Rabid Weight Loss”. In 2015, she played the main character Marla in the horror thriller “I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance”, directed by R. D. Braunstein, and which also starred Sarah Butler and Doug McKeon. The film follows Jennifer who’s been gang raped, and is now seeking vengeance.

Jennifer’s also known for playing Ann McDaniel in the biographical historical drama “The Front Runner”, directed by Jason Reitman, and which starred Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga and J. K. Simmons. Set in 1987, the film follows US Senator Gary Hart and his scandalous love affair, and it won one of its six award nominations.

Jennifer’s since had only two film roles: she played Ali in the 2019 crime comedy “Ride or Die”, and the main character Mel Carver in the 2020 thriller “Within These Walls”.

Roles in TV series

From 2005 through 2010, Jennifer starred as Gwen Norbeck Munson in the soap opera “As the World Turns”, which aired its more than 10,000 episodes from 1956 through 2010, and won 90 of its 546 award nominations; it starred Ellen Dolan, Jon Hensley and Elizabeth Hubbard, and follows the lives of members of the Stewart and Hughes families.

In 2011, Jennifer portrayed Donovan in the episode “Last Temptation” of the mystery “House”, and could then have been seen appearing in an episode of the comedy “The Haunted”, the crime action “Banshee”, and the romantic drama “Days of Our Lives”.

From 2017 through 2022, Jennifer played Amy Wheeler in the crime drama “Animal Kingdom”, created by Jonathan Lisco, and which starred Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson and Jake Weary. It follows the lives of members of a criminal family, and the series won one of its five award nominations.

Some of her most recent TV series roles have been in an episode or two of the action adventure “Helstrom”, the crime action “FBI: Most Wanted”, and the soap opera “The Young and the Restless”.

"I don't know if I'll ever audition for a part as cool as Teeter for the rest of my life." @TheJenLandon tells us how she landed her big role on @Yellowstone: https://t.co/X0z3kfxL5P #YellowstoneTV pic.twitter.com/8ysUYphQGU

— Decider (@decider) August 16, 2020

Other credits

Jennifer’s been featured in several TV specials, including “The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” in 2007, “The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” in 2008, and the “2023 CMT Music Awards”.

Some of her most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Celebrity Page”, “The Official Yellowstone Podcast”, and “Entertainment Tonight”.

Awards and nominations

Jennifer won three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Young Actress in a Drama Series in 2006, ‘07 and ‘08, all three for her performance in “As the World Turns”.

She was also nominated for a 2007 Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actress in a Daytime Serial, for her performance in “As the World Turns”, and a 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, for “Yellowstone” (shared with colleagues).

Love life and relationships

Jennifer rarely speaks about her love life in public, but it’s still widely known that she’s lesbian, and has been in a relationship with American screenwriter and producer Nancy Fichman since 2016.

The two met on a movie set, and began dating a couple of weeks later; they’ve since uploaded numerous pictures onto their respective Instagram accounts, which feature them travelling, eating and dancing together. The two women are yet to marry, although there are some of Jennifer’s fans who’ve pointed out the possibility that they’ve exchanged vows in a secret ceremony, and have chosen to keep this to themselves; this hasn’t been addressed by Jennifer.

She’s yet to speak of other women whom she’s perhaps dated, Jennifer’s in a long-term relationship with Nancy Fichman as of April 2023, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Close to 200,000 people are following Jennifer on Instagram today, and she’s posted 215 pictures and videos onto the social media network; most of these feature her shooting for her movies and TV series, while she can be seen spending time with her friends in others.

She’s passionate about travelling, and has been all around the world; Jennifer’s dream is to visit Antarctica, but has admitted that it might never happen as she dislikes cold weather. Her favorite season’s summer, as she likes being close to the ocean.

Jennifer’s a philanthropist and has donated money to a couple of charity organizations, most of which work with troublesome youth.

He favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston, and some of her favorite movies include “Murder Mystery 2”, “Cake”, and “Mother’s Day”.